Crested Butte telemarker Frank Clause tumbles in the 2007 U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Telemark contest at Crested Butte. The event this year is cancelled due to low snow.

Resort spokeswoman Erica Reiter said there’s not enough coverage in the steep and gnarly areas where the athletes tend to go big to impress judges.

“For their safety, we’re just concerned that they will not hold back given the conditions and the last thing we want is for someone to get really hurt on our venue. Such a bummer,” she said. “We’ll have them back next year though for sure.”